Structure of 1

Educational
Administration in
India
S.K.KATARIA
Introduction 2

 Education is the entry or subject of the Concurrent list (no.25)of the

Seventh Schedule( Article-246) of the Constitution of India. Vide The
Constitution(Forty Second) Amendment Act, 1976.
 Co ordination and determination of standards in Higher Education
and Scientific and Technical Institutions is the entry in the Union List
(no.66).
 The structure of the educational administration can be seen with
four formats-
-Central govt. institutions
-State govt. institutions
- Local level institutions
- Private sector institutions.
Contd.- 3

 In India, education is primarily provided by public schools

(controlled and funded by the government at three levels:
central, state and local) and private schools. Under various
Articles of the Constitution of India, free and compulsory
education is provided as a fundamental right to children
aged 6 to 14. The approximate ratio of public schools to
private schools in India is 7:5.
 At the primary and secondary level, India has a large private
school system complementing the government run schools,
with 29% of students receiving private education in the 6 to 14
age group.[9] Certain post-secondary technical schools are
also private.
 Similarly, the higher and technical education is also being
provided by both government and private sector institutions.
Central Level 4

 Ministry of Education (erstwhile MHRD) is the supreme administrative

body to control, direct and guide entire educational system in the
country.
 This ministry has two Departments- School Education and Literacy;
and Higher Education.
 This ministry formulate and implement National Education Policy
and also issues related guidelines on national education schemes,
missions and programmes.
 Other Boards, Commissions, Councils and administrative agencies
also help .
Other agencies - 5

 National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS).
 Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS).
 Central Tibetan School Administration (CTSA).
 National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).
 National Foundation for Teachers’ Welfare (NFTW).
 The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE)
 University Grants Commission (UGC).
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 All India Council of Technical Education ( AICTE )

 Medical Council of India ( MCI )
 Indian Council for Agricultural Research ( ICAR )
 National Counc
 il for Teacher Education ( NCTE )
 Dental Council of India ( DCI )
 Pharmacy Council of India ( PCI )
 Indian Nursing Council ( INC
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 Bar Council of India ( BCI )

 Central Council of Homeopathy ( CCH)
 Central Council for Indian Medicine ( CCIM )
 Council of Architecture
 Distance Education Council
 Rehabilitation Council of India ( RCI )
 State Councils of Higher Education.
State level 8

 State level Department of Education ( one or more ) at Secretariat

level.
 Directorate(s ) of Education.
 District and Block level Education Offices.
 State Secondary Education Board.
-State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT).
- Universities are autonomous in working and established by State
Assembly legislations.
Local levels 9

 There are two types of local self government in India- Urban local
bodies or municipal governance in cities and towns and
Panchayatiraj Institutions in rural areas. These bodies also run schools
in many States.
 State-controlled schools and colleges are working under concerned
Directorate.
 Private schools and colleges are run parallel and separately,
however these are controlled by government policies, rules and
regulations.99